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One all-in hourly rate includes your hire’s pay and the contracts, payroll, paperwork and ongoing support included in your agreement. No separate recruitment or placement fee.

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Health insurance, workstation costs, and PTO are fully managed on our end. You pay your flat rate and that's it.

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Scale hours up or down based on your business season. Need part-time? Full-time? Multiple hires? Our model adapts.

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Lifetime replacement guarantee

If your hire ever leaves at any point, for any reason, we find you a new one. Unlimited times. No expiration.

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Covered for the life of the hire

You're covered as long as you have us.

Most staffing agencies offer 90-day replacement. As if talent only needs to fit for three months.

We don't play that game. The day your hire leaves, whether that's month 2 or year 3, we re-open the search at zero cost. Same full vetting process, same shortlist quality, same hiring bar. Until you're staffed again.

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Month 6

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If they leave for any reason, we replace at zero cost.

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Same guarantee, same process, no questions asked.

and beyond. Forever.

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On roles like marketing, the $7/hr starting rate is under 20% of the $37.87 median hourly wage for US marketing specialists (BLS, May 2025).

Hire in days, not weeks

Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours. From your first call, in calendar hours, including weekends.

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Published rates: starting all-in cost by role

Virtustant rates start at $7/hr all-in. This is the total hourly price you pay, with no separate recruitment or placement fee. Your quote depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule. The table below shows starting prices by role. Historical hiring data and its methodology are in our 2026 Nearshore Rate Report.

The rate is one half of the decision. The other half is who is the employer on paper, who runs payroll and what the replacement guarantee actually covers, which is where an all-in rate and a recruiter's fee stop being comparable. That side by side, with the vetting funnel behind every placement, is on how to hire through a remote staffing agency.

Role	Starting all-in rate
Appointment setter	From $8/hr all-in
Social media manager	From $8/hr all-in
Virtual assistant	From $7/hr all-in
Sales development rep (SDR/BDR)	From $8/hr all-in
Customer service representative	From $7/hr all-in
Executive assistant	From $8.50/hr all-in
Legal assistant / paralegal	Role-specific quote
Bookkeeper	From $8.50/hr all-in
Recruiter	Role-specific quote
Cold caller	Role-specific quote
Graphic designer	From $8/hr all-in
Dispatcher	Role-specific quote
Administrative assistant	Role-specific quote

How to read these prices

These are current starting prices. Your quote depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule. The all-in rate is the total hourly price you pay, with no separate recruitment or placement fee.

For the independently reconciled January–June 2026 hiring cohort and rate methodology, read our 2026 Nearshore Rate Report. Research medians describe that cohort and are separate from current starting offers.

How Virtustant makes money: if you pay your agent $10/hr, we give them $9 and keep the dollar in the middle.

Our virtual assistant pricing guide explains pricing models and budget planning. Confirm your scope and hours during the discovery call.

Median client-side rates by role (H1 2026)

The table above shows what a new hire starts from today. This table shows the evidence behind it: in Virtustant's H1 2026 placement data (441 starts, January–June 2026), the median client-side rate for a virtual assistant was $10.10/hr (n=24). Role medians in the cohort range from $9.00/hr (dispatcher) to $12.41/hr (SDR/BDR). There is no single median across all roles.

Role	Median client-side rate	n (placement starts)
SDR / BDR	$12.41/hr	32
Social media manager	$12.00/hr	31
Executive assistant	$12.00/hr	24
Virtual assistant	$10.10/hr	24
Appointment setter	$10.73/hr	22
Administrative assistant	$9.50/hr	17
Customer service	$10.83/hr	12
Dispatcher	$9.00/hr	10
Customer service representative	$9.65/hr	9Small sample
Bookkeeper	$12.85/hr	7Small sample

Method. Cohort: 441 placement starts from January 1 to June 30, 2026 (397 people), from Virtustant's placement records as read on September 30, 2026. Each figure is a median client-side rate benchmark: expected weekly client revenue divided by expected weekly hours (for SDR/BDR, the explicit client rate). These are benchmarks from placement records, not verified payments. Roles with fewer than 10 starts are marked small sample. Customer service and customer service representative are reported as the separate role titles recorded in placement records. Roles not listed (legal assistant, recruiter, cold caller, graphic designer, developers and others) have no H1 2026 median and are quoted from the starting prices above. Full methodology: 2026 Nearshore Rate Report.

Reviewed by Kevin Wright, Co-Founder · Updated October 1, 2026

Sample size (n) is shown for every role in the median table. Roles with fewer than 10 placement starts are flagged as small sample and reported as they are, not extrapolated. Medians come from Virtustant's placement records for January–June 2026 starts, read on 30 September 2026.

Sources and detail: 2026 Nearshore Rate Report · official Virtustant facts · virtual assistant services · the Zero-Fee Model.

How published prices compare

Remote staffing agency (e.g., Virtustant): from $7/hr all-in, with the professional, payroll and the paperwork included and no placement fee. The other ways to hire remote help price in different units, and several charge only for the platform, with the worker's pay on top. Below is what ten of them publish, with a full breakdown of each.

Provider	Model	Published price	Worker's pay included?
Upwork fees	Freelance marketplace	5% client fee on Basic or 10% on Business Plus, plus $0.99 to $14.99 per contract	No, the freelancer's rate is on top
OnlineJobs.ph pricing	Job board	$69 a month (Pro) or $99 (Premium)	No, the salary is negotiated separately
Wing Assistant pricing	Monthly VA plans	$699 for 80 hours or $999 for 160 hours a month	Yes
Wishup pricing	Monthly VA plans	Prime $1,299 a month at 4 hours a day or $1,999 at 8	Yes
Time Etc pricing	US-based hour bundles	$390 for 10 hours to $2,160 for 60 hours a month ($36 to $39 an hour)	Yes
BELAY pricing	US-based assistant service	Not published; quoted after a consultation, from 45 hours a month	Yes
Toptal pricing	Freelance talent network	$79 a month subscription; talent rates quoted per engagement	No, the talent rate is quoted separately
Deel pricing	EOR and contractor platform	From $49 per contractor or $599 per EOR employee a month	No, salary and employer costs are on top
Remote pricing	EOR platform	EOR from $599 per employee a month on annual contracts, $699 billed monthly	No, salary and employer costs are on top
Multiplier EOR pricing	EOR platform	$459 to $559 per employee a month	No, salary and employer costs are on top
Virtustant	Remote staffing agency	From $7/hr all-in, $0 placement fee	Yes

Prices are those each provider publishes on its own pricing page or help center, checked October 23 to 28, 2026. Each link opens the full breakdown: what the price covers, what it leaves out and the effective hourly cost.

Pricing FAQ

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Virtual assistants start at $7/hr all-in. This is the total hourly price you pay, with no separate recruitment or placement fee. At the starting price, 160 billed hours equals $1,120. In Virtustant's H1 2026 placement data (441 starts, January–June 2026), the median client-side rate for a virtual assistant was $10.10/hr (n=24), or $1,616 for 160 hours. Your quote depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule.

There is no recruitment or placement fee. Virtustant rates start at $7/hr all-in. This is the total hourly price you pay, with no separate recruitment or placement fee. Your quote depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule.

Executive assistants start at $8.50/hr all-in. At that starting price, 160 billed hours equals $1,360. In Virtustant's H1 2026 placement data, the median client-side rate for an executive assistant was $12.00/hr (n=24). Your quote depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule, with no separate recruitment or placement fee.

Part-time and full-time hiring use the same all-in hourly pricing model. The quoted rate depends on the role, experience and agreed schedule. We confirm the rate and hours during your discovery call.

Agency pricing varies: some charge a placement fee or a percentage of annual compensation. Virtustant charges one quoted all-in hourly rate, with no separate recruitment or placement fee. Compare the same role, schedule, service scope and contract terms.

You get a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates within 48 hours of your first call, and your hire can start in 72 hours.

Yes. Each hire gets a dedicated account manager who oversees the transition, runs regular check-ins, and ensures quality. We also handle contracts, payroll and the paperwork for the lifetime of the engagement.

Engagements are month-to-month. Cancellation and changes to your engagement follow the terms in your agreement. We confirm the schedule and engagement terms with you during the discovery call.

Remote staffing across roles such as virtual assistants, executive assistants, sales reps, marketing specialists, customer service, bookkeepers, designers, developers and project managers, all pre-vetted, bilingual and working in your time zone.

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